Sample-holder



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No. 568,012. Patented Sept. 22, 1896..

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NITED STATES CHARLES D. ALLEN, OF ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

SAMPLE- HOLD ER.

SPECIFICATION forming ar of Letters Patent No. 568,012, datedsepternber22, 1896.

Application filed April 18, 1896 To all whom it mat concern."

Be it known that 1, CHARLES D. ALLEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Arkan sas City, in the county'of Cowley and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSample-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form partof this specification.

My invention relates to sample-holders adapted to be inserted in a boltof cloth between the ,inner fold of the cloth and the board on which thecloth is wound and the object of my invention is to improve theconstruction of holders designed for this purpose whereby they may berendered more practiflaps, showing the stiffeningstrip. Fig. 3 is a planview of the holder closed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the holderpartially closed; Fig. 5, a longitudinal vertical section of a bolt ofgoods with the sample-holder in position; and Fig. 6 is an end view ofthe same, showing the end of the sample-holder.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures of the drawings.

1 represents the sample-holder, which is formed from a single blank ofstout paper and which is preferably reinforced with muslin at thefolding-lines, as indicated at 2 in Fig. 1. The blank is so formed as tohave the bottom portion 3, the'side flaps 4, and the top flap 5 adaptedto be folded over and rest on the side flaps when the holder is closed.The side flaps are out through to form tongues 6, and the top flap isslotted, as indicated at 7, to receive the ends of the tongue 6. Theedges of the top flap are recessed opposite the slots 7,

Serial a. 588,066. on) model.)

A the tongues (i, so that when. the holder is closed, as shown in Fig.3, the tongues will be flush with the side edges of theholder and notform projections to obstruct the insertion or withdrawal of the holderinto or froin'the bolt of cloth.

The top flap 5 is stiffenedby means of a strip 9 of thin metal,whalebone, or other suitable material, and this strip is held inposition by means of muslin or other suitable fabric 10, placed over itand cemented to the flap 5, as shown in the broken-away section of Fig.1.

To one of the side flaps 4 a piece of tape or similar article 11 issecurely fastned, and to the outer end of the tape a ring 12 is secured,said ring projecting slightly beyond the front edge of the holder, asclearly shown in the drawings. The front edge of the bottom portion 3,the side flaps 4, and the top flap 5 are all notched out, as indicatedat 13, in such manner that when the holder is closed all the notcheswill be in alinement with the ring 12 to permit the latter to be readilygrasped for the purpose of withdrawing the holder from off thewinding-board 14, on which the bolt of cloth 15 is wound.

In operation the samples are prepared by the manufacturer of the clothand are laid on the bottom portion 3 of the sample-holder and the sideflaps 4 folded over upon them, the side flap 4, to which the tape 11 isattached, being preferably below the other. The top flap 5 is thenfolded over upon the flaps 4 and the tongues 6 inserted in the slots 7.The holder is then ready to be inserted in the bolt of cloth, and thestiffening-strip 9 will facilitate this, inasmuch as it will prevent theholder from doubling upon itself. The holder can be readily removed bygrasping the ring 12 and pulling on the tape 11.

Havingthus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

'1. A sample-holder formed from a single blank, having the bottomportion 3, side flaps 4, and top flap 5, the side flaps being cut toform tongues and the top slotted and also provided with recesses at itsedges opposite as indicated at 8, for the purpose of receiving saidslots, the said slots and recesses receiving the tongues of the sideflaps when the holder is closed, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. A samp1e-holder having flaps to fold upon each other, combined With astiffeningstrip secured to one of said flaps, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. A sample-holder formed from a single blank, having flaps to fold uponeach other, combined With reinforcing material at the folding-lines ofsaid flap, and a stiffeningstrip secured to one of saidflaps,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A sample-holder formed from a single blank, and having flaps to foldupon each other, combined with a stiffening-strip secured to one of saidflaps, said holder being adapted for insertion in a bolt of cloth, and adevice secured to another of said flaps to be grasped for the purpose ofWithdrawing the holder from the bolt of cloth, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a sample-holder formed from a singleblank and having flaps to fold upon each other, tongues formed in theside flaps to enter slots in the top flap, a stiffening-strip secured tothe top flap,and a tape secured to one of the side flaps, and a ring onthe tape, projecting beyond the front edge of the holder, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES D. ALLEN. \Vitnesses:

F. C. DEERING, JOHN G. DANKS.

